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.....represent that culture if they have dedicated themselves to learn said culture and respect it? Maybe even adopting it to be their own? By represent it could anything from performing certain music, being a chef for traditional dishes, teaching the language, etc.

This thought came up while I was listening to some Gaelic music and found out there are only some 50-60k Scots who are able to speak that language. It crossed my mind of what if some non-Scot wanted to learn the language and teach it. Would some question that and feel only Scots should be allowed to teach the language?

Now my mind crossed over to Cornelius Boots to apparently received some flak for his performance at E3 in 2018 but he is supposedly one of few dozens of renown musicians for the shakuhachi flute. I recalled my younger self used to think only Japanese chefs are capable sushi chefs but now I feel so long as one has the dedication and skills, one's ethnicity should not matter.

I myself am born American but of Chinese descendants. I do not doubt there are non-Chinese who are more Chinese than me in terms of knowing the culture, food, history, traditions, etc. Being a typical ABC, there are certainly some who speak the language better than me.

Do you believe it fair for someone born outside of a culture to essentially represent that culture through the music their perform, dishes they prepare, classes they teach, festivals they host, etc. if they have dedicated their time to both learn about and respect said culture?

Comments and opinions are appreciated,

Thank you

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